Metro Sports Report

Local players in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Started in center field Saturday and was 0-for-4 in the Cubs' 5-3 loss to the Brewers. Season stats: G - 50, Avg. - .290, AB - 131, H - 38, HR - 5, RBI - 17, SB - 1.

JON KELLER (Xavier, Aberdeen (Orioles)) - Did not pitch Saturday in the Iron Birds' 3-0 playoff loss to Tri-City that eliminated them from the postseason. Season stats: W - 1. L - 0. Sv - 0. ERA - 3.00. G - 1. IP - 3. H - 1. BB - 1. SO - 2.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - Season completed. Season stats: G - 125, Avg. - .296, AB - 477, H - 141, HR - 27, RBI - 91, SB - 15.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - Season completed. Season stats: G - 109, Avg. - .185, AB - 352, H - 65, HR - 5, RBI - 32, SB - 1.

ANDREW HANSE (Linn-Mar, Bowling Green (Rays)) - Season completed. Season stats: W - 1. L - 0. Sv - 3. ERA - 0.49. G - 10. IP - 18.1. H - 13. BB - 2. SO - 21.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (Washington, GCL Twins (Twins)) - Season completed. Season stats: G - 47, Avg. - .235, AB - 162, H - 38, HR - 3, RBI - 21, SB - 4.

DAKOTA FREESE (Washington, Oakland) - Signed with A's out of June draft, but spent summer on disabled list with shoulder injury.

Cougars knock off Prairie, 28-24

Cedar Rapids Kennedy junior running back Terrence Hall saw daylight and led the Cougars to a 28-24 win over Cedar Rapids Prairie Friday at John Wall Memorial Field.

Hall led a powerful Kennedy rushing attack with 99 yards on 13 carries. Miles Moa added 91 yards and Logan Wedo 79 yards as the Cougars ground it out, especially when it mattered the most, to improve to 2-0.

"We weren't going to let them stop our run game," Hall said. "We were going to pound it down their throat. That's what we do. That's what we work on in practice. It pays off."

No.1 Saints stuff J-Hawks, 44-0

The Xavier Saints are ranked No.1 in the state by the Des Moines Register, the Associated Press and The Gazette, but that can't be right.

Surely the Northern Iowa Panthers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones and Coe Kohawks are better than the Saints.

But if you're looking for the No.1 high school football team in the state, you won't get any arguments from Jefferson Coach Brian Webb.

"I haven't seen the teams on the west side (of the state), but I don't know who's better than this team on the east side," Webb said Friday night. "Xavier is where we want to be."

The Saints rolled to a 37-0 lead at halftime and smashed the J-Hawks, 44-0, on Senior Night at the Xavier field.

Mistake-prone Lions fall to 0-2

One step forward, two steps back.

Linn-Mar’s young football team is experiencing growing pains and it was evident in Friday night’s 28-13 loss to Dubuque Senior at Linn-Mar Stadium.

The Lions had their share of good plays, but for every good play, there was a miscue that would put them in a deep hole.

“We just made too many mistakes tonight,” lamented Linn-Mar Coach Bob Forsyth. “We’re a young team and we’re working hard trying to get them to grow up, but we are going through a tough time right now.